Funativity Notes

Steve Arnolds - "Where's the entertainment in that?" of What is fun?

or What's the Funativity Quotent?

Humans are Driven to PLAY
Through Basic Drives

Survive
Reproduce
Interact
Communication

R.S.S. We have always liked things that are SWEET. (Refined Sugar Syndrome) Back in hunter gather times we would gather berries that tasted sweet so we would eat more of them. But Since the sugar has been refined and concentrated we can get the sweet taste just like that.

NOT NECESSARY A SURVIVAL REASON TO PLAY GAMES.
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                                                      They are REFINED EXPRESSIONS

Why People play?
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---> To IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS?

1)

o
+  ---> Always goes to HUNT     EVEN WHEN FULL
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2)

o
+  ---> ONLY HUNTS when hungry --->Only idles inbetween
^

3)


o
+  ---> ONLY HUNTS when hungry - practising HUNTING / RUNNING FIGHTING.

Which one survives? 3 does because he's found a middle ground to easily and gradually refine his skills safely and so he hunts when needed, but he isn't worn out every time and doesn't muscle waste.

PHYSICAL FUN.

SPORTS. ---> RUNNING AROUND.
                |
                |--->     THREATS


TOOL USE
                        SOCIAL FUN

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                       \/              \/                                 \/                             \/
               TRADING  STORY TELLING   TEAM WORK     COMMUNITIES        HUMOUR


MENTAL FUN    --->   PATTERN
                                       RECOGNITION